Chapter 177

When Sun Chuanfang was studying in Wuhu, what he learned was to combine new equipment with new equipment from China and Germany to get new tactics. When you attack, you have to be in a skirmisher formation, or you're going to reload. The Wehrmacht, a unit armed to the teeth, was really ahead of the Japanese army except for a little less heavy artillery.

Sun Chuanfang, who came back from studying in Japan, was somewhat moved to see that the Japanese army was still using this outdated tactic.

"Woohoo!" Four 81-caliber mortars of the 1st battalion began to suppress fire, and the shells fell in dense formations with surprisingly good effect. The follow-up 60mm mortars also fired according to the set Zhuyuan, raining shells to knock down the devil soldiers one by one, and the tenacious Japanese army had no intention of retreating, and rushed more bravely under the command of the officer.

But such courage was meaningless, an attack on the scale of a squadron would not have any hope of rushing to the position in the face of the Wehrmacht, armed with a large number of machine guns. As the distance continued to approach, light and heavy machine guns opened fire together.

Sun Chuanfang saw a Japanese soldier Cao being hit by a machine gun in the telescope, and he rushed forward a few steps before falling, and his heart couldn't help twitching slightly, the bravery of the Japanese army was indeed more prominent.

It may have been that the commander of the devil was frightened by the large number of machine guns, and soon the devil began to retreat. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army suffered the loss of Russian machine guns in Lushun, and then concentrated on using a large number of Haqi Keyes machine guns to inflict heavy losses on a cavalry corps of the Russian army. This tentative attack lasted very short, only half an hour before and after, and the Japanese left dozens of corpses in front of the position, which came and retreated quickly.

Sun Chuanfang didn't mean to be particularly happy, especially when he saw a hot air balloon rising on the opposite side, he immediately said to Meng Zhaoyue beside him: "Prepare to prevent shelling." ”

As soon as the words fell, a plane appeared in the distance, and the wolf rushed to kill the hot air balloon, and in the attention of all the soldiers, the hot air balloon was beaten into a fireball by the machine gun, and the position suddenly cheered.

Sun Chuanfang knew the habits of the Japanese army, and shouted angrily: "All enter the anti-artillery hole, the Japanese army is about to shell." "It's not enough to shout, just kick it with your foot.

Sure enough, the Japanese shelling began, but fortunately they dodged quickly. This time, the sound of the shelling was obviously different, and it was wrong to listen to the sound of the cannonball, and the ground felt a violent shock after landing. Meng Zhaoyue, who was hiding with Sun Chuanfang, frowned and said, "Tuanzao, this is a large-caliber guy, at least a hundred calibers." ”

"It's 105 field artillery, listen to the movement of at least one brigade." Sun Chuanfang is an expert, and he judges when he hears it.

"I heard that this 20 mixed brigade is the elite of the Japanese army, and it is very powerful in fighting." Meng Zhaoyue said again, and Sun Chuanfang nodded: "It belongs to the Kurume Division, which is the Twelfth Division, and there is also a Twelfth Brigade Regiment, which is also subordinate to the Twelfth Division." The soldiers are all from Kyushu and other places, and they are very strong. ”

The casualties caused by the second bombardment were even smaller, with a total of only 100 casualties, but the supplies were enough to choke on the scourge, burning at least half of the food, clothing, and tents. The unlucky one was Major General Watanabe, who was actually burned to death.

Watanabe's unexpected death was a great blow to the morale of the Japanese army. Kamio Mitsutomi had to face up to the opponent of this war, and his mood was completely different from before he came.

When Mitsutomi Kamio's order reached the front, Yamada, the commander of the 24th Mixed Brigade, was also taken aback, especially after learning that the Shina Army had sent a large number of planes to bomb and kill Watanabe.

Kamio Mitsutomi's order still arrived a little late, and the artillery preparations for the second attack were almost over, so Yamada still decided to fight and try the reality of the ** squadron. The first exploratory offensive before, with the loss of dozens of men, did not get much useful information, but it is certain that the small-caliber guns and machine guns of the Chinese army were equipped with a lot.

In today's Japanese army, there is no one who can regard the squadron as an opponent. The only one who is more sober is that there is no distinction between the stones, this guy has been to the military department many times, but all of them have sunk into the sea. His boss Aoki Xuanjun even called to remind him that a certain officer of the military department hinted that the combat strength of the Chinese army should not be exaggerated.

All in all, it's not enough! The current mentality of the commander of the Yamada Brigade is roughly like this, thinking that the ** squadron is still similar to the former Qing Dynasty, even if it is much better equipped, it lacks the courage to fight. During the First Sino-Japanese War, Ye Zhichao, the elite of the Huai Army in Korea, had a higher level of equipment than Japan. Once the fight started, the Huai army dropped the advanced German-made fast artillery, and Ye Zhichao took the lead in escaping. You must know that the Japanese army still used bronze cannons at that time, and didn't it defeat the Qing army in the same way?

Now that the Japanese army has even been defeated, how can the eyes accommodate the ** squadron.

Therefore, the second attack launched by the commander of the Yamashita Brigade was a comprehensive attack, and concentrated the strength of a brigade, striving to open a breakthrough point from the defense line of Sun Chuanfang's department.

Shen Tongwu studied in the senior class of Wuhu Lu University, and the line of defense he set up was not a simple line, but a very layered line of defense two kilometers deep in front and back. The two brigades, one in front of the other, were connected by traffic trenches. When the Japanese army really called, Shen Tongwu was also relieved, and the others were most worried that the Japanese army would not take this line. If you land directly from Laoshan Bay and then go straight to Jimo, the preparations for more than 20 days in advance here will be in vain.

In fact, the Japanese army landed in Laoshan Bay, Cai Ye also made preparations, and Lin Shuqing placed a division in Qingdao to guard against this.

The Japanese artillery fire was very fierce, and concentrated on the front-line position of Sun Chuanfang's department, because there was no heavy artillery, Shen Tongwu could only endure, not let the divisional artillery regiment open fire, waiting for the Japanese to attack. Besides, Shen Tongwu didn't want to use artillery unless it was absolutely necessary. This is Shen Tongwu's killer feature, and he will keep it for use at the most critical time.

The position of the 23rd Brigade in front was not clear under the Japanese artillery fire, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and the sound of artillery was deafening. Brigade Commander Fang Zhenwu kept calling the front to inquire about the situation. He wanted to go to the front line, but was stopped by the chief of staff. Commander-in-Chief Cai strictly ordered that officers above the brigade commander level must stick to their posts on the battlefield and must not leave without authorization.

The telephone line was blown up, the front could not be contacted, the soldiers of the communication squad went to check the line, so far there is no news, the Japanese artillery this time the artillery has been preparing for an hour, it means to break through the position of our army in one go.

Sun Chuanfang was even more nervous in front and ran along the traffic trench to the headquarters of the second battalion. found the second battalion commander Li Zongren, the little man, this guy had a calm face, holding a telescope to observe the changes on the battlefield. When Sun Chuanfang came in, he saw his back, and couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart, he was worthy of being a high-achieving student who graduated from Lu University, and he was much better than a scholar like himself. The reason for thinking this is mainly because in the process of building positions in these 20 days, two graduates of these regiments became the main commanders.

Wuhu Lu University has a special civil engineering course, and Sun Chuanfang wants to learn it, isn't it too short. Unlike these young graduates, they spent two years at the University of Lu.

"Hello Commander!" When Li Zongren heard the movement, he turned around and saw that it was Sun Chuanfang, and immediately saluted and greeted. Sun Chuanfang waved his hand, which was regarded as a return salute, and stepped forward and said, "How is the situation of the troops?" ”

"The Japanese army concentrated artillery fire on our front-line positions, and so far there is only one dead and two wounded, and the situation of the troops is very stable. Look at this posture, wait a minute, the Japanese army is a full-scale attack, and the humble position is confident that it will hold the position, and if there is a chance, you can use the three battalions to fight a counterattack. "The commander of the third battalion is Tang Shengzhi, this batch of graduates of Lu University, all those who have interned in the General Staff, except for Bai Chongxi and Gu Zhutong, who stayed in the General Staff, everyone else has left the army, and their positions are all battalion commanders. Sun Chuanfang's group was lucky and got two high-achieving students.

"The order from above is to let us hold on, or do we want to hold on first. The counterattack depends on the development of the war situation, and the Japanese army is not a weak brigade, especially the current Kurume mixed brigade, and its combat effectiveness is even more outstanding among the Japanese army, and it must not be taken lightly. Although our army has a certain advantage in the weapons and equipment of the squad, it is not comparable to the Japanese army, which has experienced the baptism of the Russo-Japanese War. Sun Chuanfang still decided to focus on stability, although Li Zongren disagreed with this, but expressed obedience.

Students like Sun Chuanfang who studied in Japan have a sense of reverence for the Japanese army, and Li Zongren, who graduated from Lu University, does not have a strong concept of the army in his heart at all. At Lu University, when Fang Jianxiong gave classes to everyone, he always instilled a concept that there must be a big war between China and Japan, and studying the Japanese army was a compulsory course at Lu University.

Therefore, in the hearts of Li Zongren and others, although the Japanese army is very strong as a single soldier, the grassroots officers are also very strong in organizational ability and adaptability, and their fighting spirit is tenacious. These are the advantages, but the disadvantages are also obvious. Like, tactical rigidity and dogma! Obviously, he suffered the loss of the Russian army's strong fortresses and machine guns in Lushun, and still believed in the so-called "conflict" tactics. The means of attack in dense formations and linear tactics are difficult to take advantage of in the face of the Wehrmacht, which is armed with a large number of mortars and machine guns.

"Report, the Japanese army is coming." When the communication soldiers came in to report, Li Zongren immediately rushed to the observation hole, which was very clever, and he could clearly see a qiqi on the battlefield.

"Uncle, there is at least one brigade here! It is estimated that the first battalion is about the same. Oriental little nose, investing in two brigades at a time, is really enough to save money. Sun Chuanfang muttered while observing.

"Commander, you better go back and take charge of the overall situation, leave it to me here." Li Zongren expressed his opinion, and Sun Chuanfang was very face-saving to these protégés of the handsome, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back, I'll leave it to you here." ”

Sun Chuanfang turned around and left, he was still very relieved about Li Zongren, a high-achieving student who graduated from Lu University, the proficiency when he rushed to repair the position, and this calmness, the second battalion was more reassuring than the first battalion.

Sure enough, the Japanese were in a rushing formation, and the battalion mortars began to suppress the fire. Sun Chuanfang was very satisfied, this time was chosen very accurately, at this time the distance between the Japanese army and the forward position was still five or six hundred meters, and the troops were moving to the position. Timely shelling can buy time for the movement of troops and make it more calm. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to register as a member to recommend this work, your support is my biggest motivation. )